Originally Posted by Groggy
Gee, now there's a surprise !:rolleyes:
What bothers me is that people actually think reporting is fair and unbiased and don't give the situation a common sense check. 5,000 people rioting, in media terms, really means that in a crowd of 5,000 people there were a handful that acted disgracefully. These few were caught on camera and were acting up *for* the camera, sometimes at the request of the reporters (currently under investigation according to the ABC).
If the headlines were correct, and 5,000 had rioted, Sydney would still be burning.